Jayalalithaa DA case adjourned till March 10

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa`s disproportionate assets case to March 10.

The Karnataka Government had filed an appeal in the apex court, challenging the High Court`s order acquitting Jayalalithaa in the case.

The apex court allowed Jayalalithaa`s counsels to file compilation of original documents and evidences by tomorrow.

Meanwhile, ten Opposition MLAs, including eight from the DMDK, who resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly, have joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the presence of Jayalalithaa.

The AIADMK chief had to resign as the chief minister following her conviction and sentence of four-year jail term with Rs. 100 crore fine under various the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and others by a Bengaluru court on September 27, 2014.